his trunk and swing him to and fro. Neither the Dog nor the Elephant
was quite happy unless the other was nearby.

One day a farmer saw the Dog and said to the Elephant-keeper: "I will
buy that Dog. He looks good-tempered, and I see that he is smart. How
much do you want for the Dog?"

The Elephant-keeper did not care for the Dog, and he did want some
money just then. So he asked a fair price, and the fanner paid it and
took the Dog away to the country.

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The king's Elephant missed the Dog and did not care to eat when his
friend was not there to share the food. When the time came for the
Elephant to bathe, he would not bathe. The next day again the Elephant
would not eat, and he would not bathe. The third day, when the
Elephant would neither eat nor bathe, the king was told about it.

The king sent for his chief servant, saying, "Go to the stable and
find out why the Elephant is acting in this way."

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The chief servant went to the stable and looked the Elephant all over.
Then he said to the Elephant-keeper: "There seems to be nothing the
matter with this Elephant's body, but why does he look so sad? Has he
lost a playmate?"

"Yes," said the keeper, "there was a Dog who ate and slept and played